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App-ID
App-ID, available exclusively on the Palo
Alto Networks next-generation firewalls,
is a patent-pending traffic classification
technology that identifies more than
700 applications, irrespective of port,
protocol, SSL encryption or evasive
Application Protocol
Detection / Decryption
Application Protocol
Decoding
Application Signature
Heuristics
characteristic.
Brings
Helps
Enables
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Application Signatures: App-ID uses contextbased signatures, which look for unique application
properties and related transaction characteristics to
correctly identify the application regardless of the
protocol and port being used.
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Application Browser
To view more than 700 applications and their
respective characteristics, please visit the
Palo Alto Networks Application Research Center
at www.paloaltonetworks.com/arc.
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Application Characteristics
Using either the application browser on the Palo Alto Networks Application Research Center or the drill down capabilities within
the Palo Alto Networks firewalls, administrators can research applications and set security policy using the eight application
characteristics.
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Applications that can transfer files are spread across all five
categories and includes traditional utilities such as FTP and
TFTP as well as webmail, online filesharing applications like
Megaupload and YouSendIt.
Applications that are widely used are spread across all five
categories.
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Application Categories
The application browser enables flexible searching and filtering of more than 700 applications using the five main categories and
the associated 25 subcategories.
Category
Business
Subcategory Examples
Authentication services
Database
ERP
General
Management
Office programs
Software updates
Storage/backup
General Internet
File sharing
Internet utilities
Collaboration
Email
Instant Messaging
Internet conferencing
Social networking
VoIP-video
Web-posting
Media
Audio-streaming
Live365, iTunes, Pandora, XM-Radio
Gaming
SubSpace, Pokerstars, PartyPoker
Photo-video
SopCast, VeohTV, MetaCafe, YouTube
Networking
Encrypted tunnel
Infrastructure
IP-protocol
Proxy
Remote-access
Routing
Copyright 2008, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Palo Alto Networks, the Palo Alto Networks Logo, PAN-OS,
FlashMatch, App-ID and Panorama are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States. All specifications are
subject to change without notice. Palo Alto Networks assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies in this document or
for any obligation to update information in this document. Palo Alto Networks reserves the right to change, modify, transfer,
or otherwise revise this publication without notice.